1654 french coin??

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fishteeth
fishteeth Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I collect US coins and have little knowledge of foreign coins. I am not even sure what country this is from
This 1654 coin was given to me about 20 yrs ago while I was visitng a friend in Belgium. His house was from the 1600's and I believe he found it in the house.
I have always wondered what this coin design would look like in good shape. It appears to have a porcupine or hedgehog on the reverse.
Any info would be appreciated
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  • coinpictures
    coinpictures Posts: 5,345 ✭✭✭
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    A token or jeton maybe? No clue whatsoever, but a classic coin with a porcupine on it??? Talk about unique!
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  • spoon
    spoon Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭
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    It is indeed a French "coin", or more properly referred to as a jeton (token). It is in the name of King Louis XIV, but there are tons of jetons from his time out there, and even tons dated 1654. I tried a quick skim of CGB's google results, but haven't found it yet. (CGB is a huge dealer of French numismatic material of all kinds.)

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  • lordmarcovan
    lordmarcovan Posts: 45,335 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Here's Louis XIV again, on another French jeton, struck in brass. Here he's a bit over forty years older, circa 1695 to 1700 or so.

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    Despite issues with its condition, your "porcupine" piece is quite interesting and appealing.

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